The enemy within
Subtitle: fears of corruption in the Civil War North
By: Michael Thomas Smith
Series: A nation divided : studies in the Civil War era; Nation divided
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780813931272; 9780813931371
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Resistance to Government; Social aspects; Corrupt practices; Political corruption; Economic aspects; Corruption; Public contracts; History
Description: "Stoked by a series of major scandals, popular fears of corruption in the Civil War North provide a unique window into Northern culture in the Civil War era. In The enemy within, Michael Thomas Smith relates these scandals -- including those involving John C. Fr?mont's administration in Missouri, Benjamin Butler's in Louisiana, bounty jumping and recruitment fraud, controversial wartime innovations in the Treasury Department, government contracting, and the cotton trade -- to deeper anxieties"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-223) and index.